Failed Essex racehorse up for retraining award

A failed racehorse who has been retrained has been revealed as a finalist for a national award.

Daisy Adamson, 31, from Essex, bought Sugar Rush in 2015, after Newmarket trainer Michael Bell decided racing was not for him.

But Sugar Rush – also known by his stable name Marley – is up for the horse of the year title, awarded by the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) charity.

Adamson said the nomination meant “everything because I practically live my life for Marley”.